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Brook-Krasny says gun control law will 'stop the madness'

Bay Ridge
As Congress prepares to debate President Barack Obama’s gun control proposals, state lawmakers from Brooklyn are defending their “yes” votes on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s tough new anti-gun measures. … Full Article
 

Downstate Hospital could go broke within months, says report

Flatbush
A report from state Comptroller Thomas P. … Full Article
 

New Utrecht Library closing for technology upgrade

Bensonhurst
Attention bibliophiles!  Bensonhurst residents are losing one of their favorite local libraries, but only temporarily. … Full Article
 

Brooklyn's Republican rep has high hopes for ‘Problem Solvers’ in Congress

Bay Ridge
Saying that the issues the country is facing are “too big for one party,” U.S. … Full Article
 

Golden aide confirms he’s mulling run for Bay Ridge council seat

Bay Ridge
He has worked quietly and diligently behind the scenes in Bay Ridge politics for more than a decade. But now, a top aide to state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) is planning a move that will propel him into the spotlight. … Full Article
 

Grimm relieved at Sandy bill’s passage and new Brooklyn funds

Bay Ridge
U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Staten Island) issued the following statement after the House passed a $50 billion aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Tuesday night. … Full Article
 

Dov Hikind declares war on Boro Park banks

Borough Park
Does Assemblyman Dov Hikind have something to say about the large number of financial institutions setting up shop on Borough Park’s 13th Avenue? You can bank on it! … Full Article
 

Conservative Party head calls gun bill Cuomo’s ‘political theater’

Bay Ridge
Is the state’s tough new gun control bill the opening salvo in the 2016 presidential campaign? Mike Long thinks so. … Full Article
 

Calling Spencer Tracy! Boys Town is coming to Dyker Heights

Dyker Heights
The classic movie “Boys Town,” depicting a Catholic priest’s efforts to save a bunch of tough street kids from a life of crime, will be coming to life in Dyker Heights, only without Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. … Full Article
 

Bay Ridge parents seek cure for son’s rare disease

Bay Ridge
Dayna Scarso knew something was wrong with her two-year-old son Pietro when she took him to the playground near her Bay Ridge home last year. “In the park, he was just slower than the other boys,” she told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. … Full Article
 

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